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Space Force Using Oculus Quest For VR Satellite Repair Training

VRScout

VR simulations by SAIC allow mission operators to go “hands-on” with national security satellites and missiles. Trump, is currently in the process of training the next generation of mission operators using VR simulations. The post Space Force Using Oculus Quest For VR Satellite Repair Training appeared first on VRScout.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

The Ghost Howls

I’ve been working in technology and multimedia for the past 25 years , doing everything from graphic design, sound production and editing, music production, video, illustration, printing, coding, and everything in between. I mean, besides the Oculus Quest 2, there’s hardly anything to get locally. I live to create and create to live.

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How Government Agencies Use Virtual Reality

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Government agencies have seen a large uptick in use of virtual reality over the last 3+ years. Once used more out of curiosity or for testing purposes, government divisions are utilizing VR for practical everyday purposes. Many have incorporated the technology directly into their regular workflow.

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Spatial Beats: Rec Room, Roblox & Zynga

AR Insider

The first game to be released on the Oculus Store will be called ForeVR Bowl in 2021. million to turn actual vehicles into simulators. The mixed reality company plans to boost its international profile out of Austria and try to make simulation and virtual reality more accessible to the public. NXRT raises $1.5

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HaptX Launches True-Contact Haptic Gloves For VR And Robotics

VRScout

HaptX , the San Luis Obispo, CA-based company focused on bringing realistic haptic technology to VR, has released its HaptX Gloves DK2, advanced haptic feedback gloves featuring “true-contact” haptic technology. This tactile feedback physically displaces your skin up to 2mm, simulating the feeling of touching real objects.

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Ecuador Is Launching A VR Training Program Supported By The World Bank

VRScout

.” They partnered with Visyon , a Barcelona-based practical immersive technology company, to provide a widespread selection of technical experiences in VR from Oculus and Vive, and AR through Magic Leap, HoloLens, and Moverio glasses. “The ActiVaR pilot program will be amongst the first of its kind in Latin America.

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Why Mark Zuckerberg Won’t Own the Metaverse

ARPost

Government agencies like NASA and the US Airforce used elements of the metaverse for training purposes and simulation exercises as early as 1986. Despite this long history, it was Facebook’s purchase of Oculus in 2014 that signaled the beginning of what has been an eight-year gold rush for AR and VR.

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